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ANN: 4tH version 3.61.5 has just been released! 0 17 (8/8/2012 4:18:51 PM) comp.lang.forth You can download it at http://thebeez.home.xs4all.nl/4tH/download.html Changes: * The library files now support FCEIL, KEY, KEY?, SUBSTITUTE, REPLACES, UNESCAPE, counted strings, =94Q=94 function, Catala... The

Alternative SUBSTITUTE implementation 1 39 (5/19/2012 12:03:47 PM) comp.lang.forth This one uses dynamic memory instead of word lists. It features several "extra" words from e.g. Forth200x, COMUS, etc. Comment out what you already got. It must be initialized by "substitute.init" and can be cl... Hans

ANN: 4tH version 3.61.4 has just been released! 0 44 (3/31/2012 11:55:03 AM) comp.lang.forth You can download it at http://thebeez.home.xs4all.nl/4tH/download.html Changes: * The words '[ELSE]' and '[IGNORE]' have been added. * Several new sections were added to the manual. * The library files now sup... The

ANN: 4tH runs on Android 8 46 (3/19/2012 7:41:45 AM) comp.lang.forth I'm happy to announce that the up and coming v3.61.4 release of 4tH will include an Android version. It is the first native Forth-like compiler that runs on an UNROOTED Android. Testing is in progress on 3.x an... Hans

ANN: 4tH version 3.61.3 has just been released! 1 44 (12/11/2011 2:23:22 PM) comp.lang.forth You can download it at http://thebeez.home.xs4all.nl/4tH/download.html Changes: * Unions and pragmas can be defined. * The library files now support Chebyshev, Bessel, Hermite, Laguerre and Legendre polynomi... The

Faster quick erf() than in FSL? 7 44 (10/19/2011 10:53:49 PM) comp.lang.forth In the FSL there is a fast erf() routine, called erf1. I think this one is faster and more accurate (even beyond 1.0e): : >taylor fdup f* fover ; \ setup for Taylor series : (taylor) fover f* frot... The

Multiple WHILEs #2 43 31 (8/9/2011 8:58:55 AM) comp.lang.forth There has been discussion every now and then about an alternative way to construct multiple WHILEs in a BEGIN..REPEAT loop. In ANS this is now: BEGIN..WHILE..WHILE..REPEAT..THEN The "new" construct would erad... The

Multiple WHILEs 45 30 (8/9/2011 8:05:41 AM) comp.lang.forth There has been discussion every now and then about an alternative way to construct multiple WHILEs in a BEGIN..REPEAT loop. In ANS this is now: BEGIN..WHILE..WHILE..REPEAT..THEN The "new" construct would erad... The

Isn't it time to PLACE it in the Forth 200x standard? 424 60 (6/18/2011 9:59:30 AM) comp.lang.forth - Virtually EVERY compiler supports it; - It is the inverse of the well established COUNT word; - There is not a "real" replacement in the ANS Forth standard. Isn't it time to give PLACE and +PLACE their prope... The

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Riemann zeta function in Forth 17 28 (4/28/2012 2:48:43 PM) comp.lang.forth It's probably time to implement the Riemann zeta function in Forth. http://physics.aps.org/synopsis-for/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.170601 Krishna ... krishna.myneni (990)

Distinguishing DOES> 38 26 (5/3/2012 3:59:48 PM) comp.lang.forth I have often seen implementation-dependent code to test if a given xt belon= gs to the child of a particular defining work. It seems to me that, given s= ufficient carnal knowledge, this should be possible in a... jennybrien (95)

code for reading gif/png files 9 45 (5/7/2012 10:56:38 AM) comp.lang.forth Does anyone know of free (public, GPL, etc) code written in Forth for reading GIF and/or PNG format image files? As an alternative, there are C libraries, libpng and giflib, which can be used, but it is prefera... krishna.myneni (990)

Incremental Averaging 36 50 (5/9/2012 4:45:55 AM) comp.lang.forth Dear Forthers, I need to do incremental averaging. I came up with this: : (average) ( n An Xn+1 -- n+1 An+1 ) swap dup >R - >R 1 + dup R> swap / R> + ; : average ( seq -- d ) 0 0 ['] (average) 2 ... invalid456 (3081)

[forth200x] RfD: Drop execution semantics of LEAVE and UNLOOP 11 52 (5/9/2012 5:42:13 PM) comp.lang.forth Problem: LEAVE and UNLOOP are defined to have no interpretation semantics, but an execution semantics. This implies that ['] LEAVE EXECUTE is equivalent to LEAVE within a loop body. I checked Gforth, bigFo... bernd.paysan (2408)

I've found that Josh Grams' small-tester.f is quite useful. 3 27 (5/13/2012 10:43:34 AM) comp.lang.forth I've found that Josh Grams' small-tester.f is quite useful, after a few modifications: -word to emit passed tests -modification of loop to call word to emit passed results -flag to enable/disable display of p... do_not_have8204 (63)

Alternative SUBSTITUTE implementation 1 39 (5/19/2012 12:03:47 PM) comp.lang.forth This one uses dynamic memory instead of word lists. It features several "extra" words from e.g. Forth200x, COMUS, etc. Comment out what you already got. It must be initialized by "substitute.init" and can be cl... the.beez.speaks (110)

The Raspberry Pi, gforth and the GPU floats/Gflop 2 45 (8/7/2012 8:37:20 PM) comp.lang.forth I just wondered if gforth will be pumping out some giga flop possibilities given the Broadcomm NDA situation on the GPU. Cheers Jacko ... jackokring (965)

Raspberry Pi is now available in stock from MCM 4 64 (8/20/2012 10:11:29 PM) comp.lang.forth Is anyone using a Forth on the Raspberry Pi? I just received a notice that the RPi is available from stock at MCM Electronics. Carl... ... carl8103 (9)

Good Documentation 12 24 (8/21/2012 8:07:20 PM) comp.lang.forth Just for kicks and buckles, what percentage of documentation which you have seen is something you would actually call 'good'? 40% ? 20 ? Jason ... jasondamisch (252)